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| Soekris ApS dac1101 another discrete R2R Multibit dac. @4hannons Vearing a bit off-topic, but the any dac fed by Mac Mini's USB would sound better with a USB isolator. A Sonore microRendu would sound better still, but it has only ethernet input and needs to be fed music that is either streamed via int... | |
| New Technics SL 1200 GAE Many headshells have the azimuth adjustment built-in. My Jelco, Yamamoto and many others. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Noise from Xfinity cable box Yeah, but X1 DVR and its voice remote offer fantastic functionality. They are multi-room devices, so move it to another room/tv and stream the dvr content off the box in the other room to the quiet little box in audio room. One concern is there mi... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Just read @chakster 's link to JLTI. One point I found curious. "Optimizing Moving Magnet cartridges can go as low as 2K Ohm...The rule is simple, the lower the Load Value, the higher the damping. Most cartridges are listened to under-damped and y... | |
| Bookshelf Speaker Recommendations Evolution Micro Ones is you could find used for $1500 would be my suggestion. Add a sub and you'll be in heaven. Reference 3A DeCapos or Totem Ones are both very nice too. All of these perform well above there price and are big step up IMHO from a... | |
| 12 ft pair of thick speakers cables?? Can they be cut downt to a 6 ft pair?? Good spades won't detract from sound quality, and over time might even oxidize less than bare wire. Grover will certainly be able to provide you with good spades. He is one good dude! Cheers,Spencer | |
| Adding mass to a tonearm Even if you proceed with your experiment, you might just find that you don't have enough counterweight on the back of the arm. Headshell weights are usually for use with extremely light cartridges, but that isn't the case with 103R. I'd suggest tr... | |
| VPI paper alignment jig Be sure of the length of your arm! The jigs for 10.5, 12" etc. are different. Cheers,Spencer | |
| recommendations of phono preamps < $3000 range What cartridge(s) are you planning on using with it? Gain and loading options are an important part of your decision. If you want an extremely low output cartridge, then you will need more gain or to add a step up transformer (aka SUT). If you hav... | |
| Beware AudiogoN Forcing Credit Card Payment One of the most basic & accepted aspects of Audiogon & eBay transactions has always been that after a deal is reached, payment sent by buyer AND RECEIVED BY SELLER happens before any shipment takes place. Having worked in eCommerce for man... | |
| What do I need for customs if purchased in Canada & ship to US? When the seller buys the postage he completes the form. You shouldn't have to do a thing. The seller states what's in the box and what it's worth. Not a big deal. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions Most of the great ones for your need have been mentioned. Personally, I like the McCormack, Odyssey and Sunfire suggestions. Most of the Sunfires have choice between voltage and current outputs, which let you tailor the sound to "tubey" vs. more t... | |
| Mogami wire quality? @dlcockrum interesting summary. Please add me to the "Posts with actual comparison of Mogami with other wire" category. I've previously owned Cardas Golden Reference in both speaker wire and interconnects. They've all been sold as my system has ev... | |
| Shunyata Venom IC's review | |
| Ayre V3 Owners I wouldn't invest in any upgrades. Twice I've heard presentations by Ayre sales team talking about their current products and twice they referred to what they've learned since "we didn't know much with our V3 design". Kinda made me cringe when I h... |